Japan Earthquake 7.3 Magnitude | Tsunami watch Thread

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Any nuke reactors nearby?

The ame ones that were inundated a few years ago.

What I was thinking.

The water rushing out is scary as shite!!!

I thought that was around the same spot as before. frick.

10 ft wall of water heading there right now. Holy shite!!!

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The Japan Meteorological Agency put the earthquake at magnitude 7.3 and issued a tsunami warning for Fukushima Prefecture and urged immediate evacuations. It said tsunamis were expected to arrive "imminently" in the region.

Tsunami advisories were issued for a wide area of Japan's Pacific coast, including Miyagi and Iba prefectures.

Reports of damage from the quake weren't immediately available. But a 3-meter (10-foot) tsunami was expected at any moment, the national broadcaster NHK said on air report.

"Please evacuate right now," it said. "Don't stop. Don't try to go back."

The expected tsunami was expected to cause extra damage on top of any from the earthquake, the Japan weather agency said.

The U.S. Geological Survey revised its rating to magnitude 6.9. Both agencies said the quake was recorded at 6 a.m. Tuesday (4 p.m. ET Monday) at a depth of only 6.2 miles; shallow quakes generally cause more destruction because they're so close to the surface.

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FWIW, the 2011 tsunami had waves of 10-24 feet high in major areas of Japan. The wave ran up 127 feet high on some mountains though.

Not a direct reply to you because I know you have the sarcasm font on.

If there is a disaster we will once again be amazed by the dignity of the Japanese people in crisis and how swiftly they come to each others aid and deal with the situation.

Only after they lie until they can't cover it up anymore.